Solving security & privacy challenges for businesses since 1995
About Marlena

Marlena has been an innovator in security and distributed computing systems for more than twenty years. She is a seminal contributor to the SAML and Shibboleth federation standards. She's also the lead architect for CAR (Consent-informed Attribute Release), a privacy-enhancing system being implemented and deployed at Duke University.

Marlena is known for her ability to marry business and IT concerns in her solutions, and for her ability to explain complex issues to a variety of audiences.

She enjoys helping businesses and non-profits large and small. She's also happy to work with individuals seeking clarity and peace of mind in a complex cyber world.


You can read more about Marlena's work on some exemplar projects in Case Studies.

You can find her resume (as a PDF) here—and testimonials here.

Marlena is happy to talk to you about your security and privacy issues. The initial consultation (of about 20 minutes) is at no cost. Just call or email to set up an appointment. The consultation can be by phone or video (e.g. Zoom), whichever you prefer.

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"...able to dive right in on complex technical subjects."
—Rich Salz, Chief Security Architect, DataPower IBM
Solving security & privacy challenges for businesses since 1995
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